Fourth.

[trustmods]

The week has been relatively quiet after the utter debacle that was the previous weekend's trial; access to the fourth floor has generally ensured that no one has any excuse to not keep themselves entertained in one way or another, whether by way of games or by way of copious amounts of alcohol. Of course, that doesn't change the fact that this week's incentive came with a three-day limit this time – something that doesn't seem too geared toward discouraging the pattern that Fridays have fallen into around here. Thankfully, however, there are once again no bodies in the ballroom; it seems everyone has learned a lesson and decided to leave that place alone for the time being. But anybody heading upstairs beyond a certain point is going to have an...interesting time, let's put it that way. >Explore?

Comments

[perpend]

[So is it safe to assume she was thrown down here, then?

Does it look like she broke her neck on the way down or anything like that?]

[trustmods]

[She looks pretty banged up - there are definitely contusions here and there on her arms and shoulders where she hit the steps, and her ribs and chest cavity don't look like they'd be doing too great, either.]

[ninehundredlives]

What a way to kill someone...

[A bit unreliable, honestly. Does it look like the ribs and chest thing are just from the stairs?]

[trustmods]

[It doesn't look like someone took a blunt object and smashed into her, no, and they're not defensive wounds; they're consistent with having fallen down stairs.

Interestingly, though, her wrists seem fine, as far as potential sprains and breaks go.]

[perpend]

She didn't try to catch herself?

[ninehundredlives]

Apparently not.

[ninehundredlives]

[Sooooooo she didn't try to catch herself? She must have fallen forward, or her chest wouldn't be that way...

Susan takes her wrists, just to make sure. There's no injuries at all here?]

[trustmods]

[Not outside of general "wow this person sure did fall down the stairs" bruising.]

[ninehundredlives]

[Weird shit, man

Are there any injuries here that don't look stairs-related? Maybe on her head?]

[trustmods]

[Not on her head, no, but with regards to her arms again - she's got what look like puncture wounds on her right arm. They're small, but they're there, and there's some faint bruising around them.]

[ninehundredlives]

[Wellllllllll shit

How many? Are they in any particular pattern?]

[trustmods]

[There are three of them. At least one of them looks like it nailed a vein, though.]

[ninehundredlives]

[See, THIS IS WHY

ugh

Okay you know what does it look like someone had hold of her arm at all, or are these at an angle that could've been self-inflicted?]

[trustmods]

[Hard to tell, given the whole...fell-down-the-stairs thing.

Whatever she ended up shooting up with, though, it seems that she went out smelling fantastic - her arm smells faintly of that blueberry perfume.]

[ninehundredlives]

[You know, I had avoided asking how it smelled because that is gross

BUT OKAY YOU DO YOU CULPRIT

Is there anything else of note about the body, or is it time to go check out the top of the stairs?]

[trustmods]

[You're good with regards to the body - Youko is over there taking care of the rest of the. Uh. Scents. Involved.]

[clearasmud]

[ SHE IS DOING A VALUABLE SERVICE ]

[ninehundredlives]

[Well Susan didn't really want to go sniffing the corpse, so

THANK YOU YOUKO

Let's go to the upstairs landing now - anything to see here?]

[trustmods]

[No, actually - though given that sure is a body at the bottom of the stairs, that's likely notable in and of itself.

You've gotten everything there is here today, Susan, well done.]

[perpend]

[Do any of these injuries look fatal?]

[trustmods]

[It's not impossible - after all, human bodies are kind of weird and fickle things. Fun fact: You can actually punch someone in the chest so hard they die!

...Okay, that's not very fun, but it's factual.]

[perpend]

[Well, they can't rule out the stairs being the murder weapon, then!

Great.]